Number AS91542 Version 1 Page 1 of 2
Subject Reference
Title
Cook Islands Māori 3.5
Write a variety of text types in clear Cook Islands Māori to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives
5 Assessment Internal Level 3
Subfield Languages
Domain Cook Isl ands Māori
Credits
Status Registered Status date 4 December 2012
Planned review date 31 December 2016 Date version published 4 December 2012
This achievement standard involves writing a variety of text types in clear Cook Islands
Māori to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives.
Achievement Criteria
Achievement Achievement with Merit Achievement with Excellence
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Write a variety of text types in clear Cook
Islands Māori to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives.
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Write a variety of text types in clear convincing
Cook Islands Māori to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives.
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Write a variety of text types in clear effective Cook
Islands Māori to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives.
Explanatory Notes
1 This achievement standard is derived from the Learning Languages learning area,
Communication strand, Curriculum Level 8 of The New Zealand Curriculum, Learning
Media, Ministry of Education, 2007; and is related to the material in the Teaching and
Learning Guide for Languages , Ministry of Education, 2012 at http://seniorsecondary.tki.org.nz.
2 Write a variety of text types in clear Cook Islands Māori involves organising text in a linguistically and culturally appropriate format and style, and organising informed content which is fit for purpose and audience.
Communication is achieved overall, despite inconsistencies such as:
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format
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spelling
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lexical choice
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level of formality
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language conventions
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language features.
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Number AS91542 Version 1 Page 2 of 2
Write a variety of text types in clear convincing
Cook Islands Māori involves developing ideas and perspectives in Cook Islands Māori which is generally credible and connected. A range of language and language features are selected and used that are fit for purpose and audience.
Communication is not significantly hindered by inconsistencies.
Write a variety of text types in clear effective
Cook Islands Māori
involves developing ideas and perspectives in
Cook Islands Māori which is controlled and integrated.
Language and language features are capably selected and successfully used that are fit for purpose and audience.
Communication is not hindered by inconsistencies.
3 Variety of text types refers to a range of different text types which have been created for different audiences and purposes.
4 Clear refers to language that gives no doubt as to intended meaning.
5 Explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives involves evaluating and giving explanations or evidence to support own ideas and perspectives as well as supporting or challenging those of others.
6 The quality of the texts, considered as a whole, is more important than length.
7 Conditions of Assessment related to this achievement standard can be found at www.tki.org.nz/e/community/ncea/conditions-assessment.php.
Replacement Information
This achievement standard replaced unit standard 16740, unit standard 16741, unit standard 16749, and AS90556.
Quality Assurance
1 Providers and Industry Training Organisations must have been granted consent to assess by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against achievement standards.
2 Organisations with consent to assess and Industry Training Organisations assessing against achievement standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those achievement standards.
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0233
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